Russian online media outlet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mediazona is a Russian website. Two girls from the Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot (Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova) made it in 2014.[1][2] Russian political journalist Sergey Smirnov is the main editor of the website.[3]
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Type of site | News website |
|---|---|
| Available in | Russian |
| Owner | Pyotr Verzilov |
| Created by | Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina |
| Editor | Sergey Smirnov (main editor) |
| URL | zona |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | September 4, 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Proprietary |
Mediazona gives information on the judicial, law enforcement, and penal system in Russia.[4][5][6] Since 2020 the site gives such news on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus too.[3]
Mediazona has a Russian media license, but Tolokonnikova said in 2016 that it could be taken away at any time.[5]
The site of Mediazona can't be opened in Belarus.[7][8]
On 30 January 2021, the main editor of Mediazona Sergey Smirnov was locked up by the police.[9]
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